This is my clever trick for taking bulky toiletries abroad WITHOUT hand luggage
I’m a regular traveler and I’ve found a clever trick for taking bulky toiletries abroad when you only have hand luggage – it also saves you money!
A travel influencer has revealed a clever hack for taking bulky toiletries abroad if you only have carry-on luggage.
Steph Gibbs, 28, from London, attacked her TikTok account to explain how to get away with the brilliant ruse, which means you don’t have to cram all your liquids into one small plastic bag.
Steph, a hotel product and commercial director who travels regularly for work, says she’s only tried the hack once, placing a click-and-collect order with Boots at the airport.
But the results were so magical that she decided to share it with friends who she says experienced the same result without “running into any problems.”
The video has since gone viral and the clip has been viewed nearly 4 million times, with some commenters claiming it to be the “best idea ever.”
Steph Gibbs, 28, from London, has shared a genius trick for taking bulky toiletries abroad without having to use hand luggage
The travel influencer took to her TikTok account to reveal the tip that can save you both time and money
The hack is a huge hit on TikTok and has been viewed almost 4 million times
She revealed the secret in a video posted to her TikTok account, writing, “Airport hack for when you only have carry-on luggage.
‘Place an order for toiletries on the Boots website about a week before departure and you will pay the normal price instead of the airport price.
‘Make sure you select the “After Security” option.
“Pick up your order as soon as you clear security.
“Now you don’t have to worry about all your liquids fitting in the smallest plastic bag in the world!”
The traveler says the hack works wonders and even took the time to explain the genius idea.
Steph said: ‘I travel regularly for work and have always struggled to fit my toiletries in the plastic bag provided at security when traveling with hand luggage only.
‘I booked a last minute trip with my partner and didn’t have much time to get ready, so I went online to order our toiletries.
Steph is a hotel product and commercial director who travels frequently for work
She discovered the great idea while shopping for toiletries online. She then saw the option to pick them up at London Gatwick Airport after security
Steph says she used to struggle to fit all of her toiletries into the world’s smallest plastic bag handed out at airports
‘We were supposed to collect them from my local Boots when I saw the option of collecting them after security at London Gatwick.
‘I selected my pick-up date on the Boots website and made sure the store would be open by the time I arrived at the airport.
“I’ve only used it once, but since I posted TikTok, my friends have started using it and haven’t had any issues.
The hack proved to be such a hit that fellow users flocked to the comments section to share their own tips.
One person shared, “I kept an old duty-free bag and reused it.”
The video has since gone viral, with some commenters claiming it to be the “best idea ever.”
Another said: ‘We’ve been doing this for years. We used to order diapers and baby milk to pick up’.
Someone else said, “You just saved me about 20lbs on my luggage.”
One person described it as the “best idea ever.”
“What a good tip,” said another.
And another said, “So smart.”